(1990). Structural Impediments to Success: A Look at Disadvantaged Young Men in Urban Areas. This paper explores how recent economic, demographic, and social changes have created the conditions that are presently constricting the opportunities and future expectations of today's urban young men. While research indicates that all disadvantaged youth in urban areas are facing impediments to their success, the paper focuses on the realities of disadvantaged young men in their mid-teens to early twenties. The following factors and influences are examined: (1) economic trends; (2) demographic trends; (3) urban poverty; (4) family formation; (5) educational achievement; (6) drugs and violence; (7) incarceration; and (8) lack of supports. The paper asserts that a growing number of youth and families need assistance if they are to overcome the forces of poverty, joblessness, and racism that place them at risk of not realizing their potential as self-sufficient and productive citizens. Today's disadvantaged young men in urban areas desperately need supervision during nonschool and… [PDF]
(2002). "Transformational Ministry" and "Reparative Therapy": Transformative Learning Gone Awry. North Americans' fear and preoccupation with safety and security as a result of the September 11 attacks is similar to that felt by gays and lesbians in daily life. Queer persons are not part of the Christian family, according to Jerry Falwell and other rightist Christian fundamentalists, including those involved in transformative ministry and reparative therapy. Transformational ministry is aimed at elimination of same-sex desire and intimacy and conversion to a heterosexual lifestyle. Reparative therapy is orthodox psychotherapy which, unlike current American Psychiatric Association practices, classifies homosexuality as a mental disorder. A politics of conversion, characterized by self-worth and concern for others, would argue against such exclusionary practices. Cornell West locates heterosexism in power intersections with white supremacy and patriarchy. His vision of a popular struggle for liberation incorporates queer people into a vision for cultural democracy. Democratic… [PDF]
(2008). Rethinking Early Childhood Education. Rethinking Schools, Ltd "Rethinking Early Childhood Education" is alive with the conviction that teaching young children involves values and vision. This anthology collects inspiring stories about social justice teaching with young children. Included here is outstanding writing from childcare teachers, early-grade public school teachers, scholars, and parents. This book shows how educators can nurture empathy, an ecological consciousness, curiosity, collaboration, and activism in young children. It invites readers to rethink early childhood education, reminding them that it is inseparable from social justice and ecological education. An outstanding resource for childcare providers, early-grade teachers, as well as teacher education and staff development programs. This book is divided into eight parts. Part One, "Prioritize Anti-Bias, Culturally Sensitive Teaching and Learning," contains the following: (1) What Color Is Beautiful? (Alejandro Segura-Mora); (2) Why an Anti-Bias Curriculum?… [Direct]
(1990). Ethics and Higher Education. American Council on Education/Macmillan Series on Higher Education. The purpose of this book is to provide a basic resource that defines the ethical issues in higher education and to offer a starting point for means of resolution or policy development in regard to them. Part 1 establishes an interpretive framework for the book in the following papers: "Institutional Culture and Ethics" (David Smith and Charles Reynolds); "Academic Principles of Responsibility" (Charles Reynolds and David Smith); "Through Thick and Thin: Two Ways of Talking about the Academy and Moral Responsibility" (James Laney). Part 2, focusing on activities and functions common to most institutions, contains "Academic Planning: Values and Decision Making" (Richard Morrill); "Admission Recruiting and Selection: Some Ethical Concerns" (Alice Cox); "Ethical Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics" (Lonnie Kliever); "Institutional Advancement: Survival with Integrity" (Harlan Stelmach and Mark Holman); "Ethical…
(1992). Black South Africans in the United States: An Analysis of Their Educational and Practical Training Experiences. A study was done of the experiences of Black South Africans who came to the United States for education and training. The research studied 140 individuals who participated in two programs between 1980 and 1991. Data were collected from the student files and from standard university data from "Profiles of American Colleges" by Barron's Educational Series. The study focused on three outcomes: personal and academic satisfaction and academic achievement. The results indicated that, in general, satisfaction ratings were high with regressional analysis showing that the less satisfied degree candidates included male students, married students, and those at low-cost universities. Undergraduates preferred a rural location and graduate students preferred warm climates. Female undergraduates demonstrated higher levels of academic achievement, while all graduates performed better in cold climates. Results also indicated that for those obtaining practical experience, a good mentor was… [PDF]
(1975). New Curricula for Multi-Ethnic Schools. Equal Opportunity Review, June 1975. This paper asserts that most of the urban and suburban schools are racially and ethnically isolated. Consequently, what are needed are curricula suited to a culturally diverse population which does not attend culturally and ethnically diverse schools. Thus, one issue requiring examination, it is stated, is the extent to which curricula are similar or different for culturally diverse student populations in contrast to culturally homogeneous groups. A definition of cultural pluralism proposed by the National Coalition for Cultural Pluralism suggests curricular strands that deal with (1) ethnic and cultural awareness of one's own identity, (2) understanding of other cultures, and, (3) awareness of the nature of racism and sexism as these affect individual and group behavior. It is a definition which has implications for both cognitive and affective development of the individual. While it is held that schools must certainly do a far more effective job in the basic skills areas, an… [PDF]
(2001). Supporting Refugee Children in 21st Century Britain: A Compendium of Essential Information. This book provides information on the most recent groups of refugee children in British schools, including children from Albania, Eastern European Roma, the former Soviet Union, Iraq, Kurdistan, Algeria, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Kenya, Nigeria, and many other countries. Because educational provisions for students from refugee communities have progressed, the book describes new approaches that have proven effective. The 14 chapters are: (1) "Who are Refugees?"; (2) "Refugees in the United Kingdom"; (3) "The Rights and Entitlements of Asylum-Seekers and Refugees"; (4) "The Reception, Settlement and Integration of Asylum-Seekers and Refugees in the United Kingdom"; (5) "Towards an Education Policy for Refugee Students"; (6) "A Warm Welcome: Admission and Induction"; (7)"Supporting Children Whose First Language is Not English"; (8) "Home Language Maintenance and Development"; (9) "The Psychological…
(1995). Counseling Gifted African American Students: Promoting Achievement, Identity, and Social and Emotional Well-Being. Counseling Research-Based Decision Making Series 9506. This monograph attempts to bridge the fields of education and counseling, focusing on the academic, social and emotional, and psychological concerns of gifted African American students. Also discussed are gender issues between African American males and females relative to social and educational variables; barriers to counseling for African American students, including those identified as gifted; and recommendations for counselors who work with these students. The counseling strategies and philosophies that are espoused center on the holistic development of students, including the problems experienced by gifted students in general (such as high anxiety and stress, low self-concept, and poor peer relations) and African American and minority students in particular (such as racism, low teacher expectations, disproportionate dropout rates, learning style differences, and racial identity). Nine guidelines for working with gifted African American students are recommended: (1) focus on… [PDF]
(1994). Report of the AAP Task Force on Minority Children's Access to Pediatric Care. This report examines five major components that affect minority children's access to health care. They are: health status, barriers to access, workforce, organizational response, and the role of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Recommendations are included for each of these components. Health status indicators for minority children include: premature death and disability caused by controllable illnesses and high infant mortality, differential rates of immunization, teenage pregnancy, and injuries associated with violence. Minority children also encounter barriers to health care access. Among these barriers are: economic factors, such as a lack of financial resources and inadequate insurance, and geographic factors that result in limited availability of providers and facilities. Other barriers are: poverty and lack of education, which often translate into delayed health care and poor compliance with treatment, cultural insensitivity, racism, and classism. Workforce factors… [PDF]
(1993). Beyond Silenced Voices: Class, Race, and Gender in United States Schools. This book presents the following 16 papers addressing race, class, and gender in U.S. education; institutionalized power and privilege; and policies, discourses, and practices that may silence powerless groups: (1) "Breaking through the Barriers: African American Job Candidates and the Academic Hiring Process" (Roslyn Arlin Mickelson, Stephen Samuel Smith, and Melvin L. Oliver); (2) "Gifted Education and the Protection of Privilege: Breaking the Silence, Opening the Discourse" (Mara Sapon-Shevin); (3) "Testing and Minorities" (Walter Haney); (4) "Sexuality, Schooling, and Adolescent Females: The Missing Discourse of Desire" (Michelle Fine); (5) "Empowering Minority Students: A Framework for Intervention" (Jim Cummins); (6) "The Silenced Dialogue: Power and Pedagogy in Educating Other People's Children" (Lisa D. Delpit); (7) "Joining the Resistance: Psychology, Politics, Girls, and Women" (Carol Gilligan); (8)…
(2000). Indigenous Knowledge in the Sciences and a Practical Application in the Super Saturday Project. This paper reviews books and research papers concerned with Indigenous science knowledge and its integration into school curricula and describes current efforts to bridge Western and Native science. "A Yupiaq World View: Implications for Cultural, Educational and Technological Adaptation in a Contemporary World" (Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley) documents Yupiaq practices in a fish camp and how they relate to science education in Yupiaq schools. "Look to the Mountain: An Ecology of Indigenous Education" (Greg Cajete) presents a science curriculum development model reflecting Native philosophy and culture. "The Foundational Values of Cultural Learning" (Kallen M. Martin) describes the Ahkwesahsne Science and Math Project, which bases curricula in Iroquoian traditional oral literature and Aboriginal number systems. In "Lighting the Seventh Fire," F. David Peat, a Western physicist, chronicles his awakening to Indigenous science knowledge and its… [PDF]
(2005). No Retreat: Lorna Peterson–University at Buffalo, NY. Library Journal, v130 n5 pS36 Mar. When Clark Atlanta University announced in 2003 it would close its library school, Lorna Peterson, a library educator at the University at Buffalo, NY, mounted a campaign to save the program, which has graduated more black library leaders than any other. \I did not want this to happen without a fight. It cannot be said that librarians, Friends of Libraries, the American Library Association, Georgia Library Association, just allowed themselves to be walked over,\ she said. Not letting people walk over you defines Peterson. Kathleen de la Pena McCook of the University of South Florida, Tampa, says, \Her persistence in generating profession-wide concern for the closure of Clark Atlanta, her development era service learning project to meet the needs of the homeless, and her clear vision for the future of LIS education as manifested in her work with the Committee on Accreditation have had a profound effect on the profession.\Peterson worries that LIS education has marginalized issues of…
(1987). The State of Black America 1987. This book consists of 12 papers on current issues affecting black Americans. Titles (and authors) are the following: (1) \Black America 1986: An Overview\ (John E. Jacob); (2) \The Law and Black Americans: Retreat from Civil Rights\ (Julius L. Chambers); (3) \Taking Charge: An Approach to Making the Educational Problems of Blacks Comprehensible and Manageable\ (Sharon P. Robinson); (4) \The Future of School Desegregation\ (Charles V. Willie); (5) \Economic Status of Blacks 1986\ (David Swinton); (6) \Blacks, Budgets, and Taxes: Assessing the Impact of Budget Deficit Reduction and Tax Reform on Blacks\ (Lenneal J. Henderson); (7) \Black Families in a Changing Society\ (Andrew Billingsley); (8) \Social Welfare Reform\ (Barbara Bryant Solomon); (9) \The Black Underclass in Perspective\ (Douglas Glasgow); (10) \Drug Use: Special Implications for Black America\ (Beny J. Primm); (11) \AIDS: A Special Report\ (Beny J. Primm); (12) \Blacks in State and Local Government: Progress and…
(1995). The Diversity Myth. "Multiculturalism" and the Politics of Intolerance at Stanford. This book chronicles, from the point of view of students who are unwilling participants in the process, the transformation of Stanford University from an institution committed to preserving the values of Western civilization to one intent on engineering social change on campus to promote the dogmas of multiculturalism. The book is an insider's tour of the world of speech codes, the dumbing down of admissions standards and curricula, the campus witch hunts, and the anti-Western zealotry that masquerades as "multiculturalism." Part 1, "The New Academy", discusses the rejection of Western values; multiculturalism from the vantage points of student diversity, moral relativism, political and social ideology, and enforcement of conformity in behavior and attitudes; the education of Generation X, with details about grade inflation, curriculum content, courses characterizing Westerners as oppressors, and courses inculcating radicalism. Part 2, "The New…
(1985). Thirty Years After Brown. Although many school districts and classrooms have desegregated since the 1954 Brown decision, desegregation is neither complete nor uniform. Moreover, racial isolation is growing in some regions and cities, and new forms of separation are arising within desegregated schools. New desegregation strategies and policies are needed, but these will be constrained by current demographic trends (such as the general move away from Northeastern cities to the suburbs and to the South) and economic phenomena, such as the growing poverty of cities. Similarly, citizens' changing political preferences are cause for pessimism, especially the decline in fervor for civil rights initiatives. Even among blacks, doubts are increasing that mandatory desegregation is either possible or advisable. Yet civil rights proponents should not despair: surveys reveal that Americans strongly and increasingly endorse racial integration and deplore segregation and racism. Policy makers must attempt to resolve debate… [PDF]